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No 43 - Please do these two things!

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Frack Free Coastal Communities are asking our members and followers to do two things that will potentially make a difference to all our futures,

1) Get your tickets for the emergency briefing film and sign Chris Packham's petition to parliament

2) Object to the proposed permits that the Environment Agency are planning to grant to Europa Oil and Gas.

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1) GET YOUR TICKETS FOR PEOPLE's EMERGENCY BRIEFING & SIGN PETITION

 

Chris Packham has created a truthful, revealing and very shocking briefing on the climate situation. This film is being shown countrywide including the Stephen Joseph Theatre. FFCC are now showing it in Burniston. If any other organisations would like to show this in their area please let us know and we will send details about how.

This is what our chair Chris Garforth has to say about the video.

There is a petition to have this briefing shown nationwide - PLEASE SIGN. There are already more than 100K signatures and so there will be a debate about this in parliament - but please sign anyway to make your government know the strength of feeling in the nation.

GET YOUR TICKETS HERE - as of time of writing there are only 86 tickets remaining.

 

2) OBJECT TO EA CONSULTATION ON DRAFT PERMIT FOR BURNISTON

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In our newsletter (42) we promised we would let you know how to submit your response and what grounds are valid to object against, We have until 23rd September 2026 to respond to the EA consultation.

This is the draft decision to grant permits to drill and frack for gas in Burniston from the Environment Agency.  Also a document to tell you how to submit your response.

We have put together two documents - simple response hints and detailed response hints - on our websitel PLEASE USE THE DOCUMENTS WISELY. We ultimately do not need copy/paste - to be taken seriously pick out the grounds you wish to object to and use your own words. Here is the link.

 

 

PLEASE HELP OUR FELLOW CAMPAIGNERS

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WEST NEWTON:  help by donating here go fund me page to help West Newton. See newsletter 40 for full details.

FOXHOLES: Drawing a Line in the Chalk on Facebook. Please object by writing to planning.control@northyorks.gov.uk reference REF:NY/2025/0113/FUL.  You could also write to the MP Kevin Hollinrake and the NYC ward councillor Email: cllr.janet.sanderson@northyorks.gov.uk regarding lack of support and to show your feelings.  See newsletter 40 for full details.

EBBERSTON:  See details here in a Drill or Drop article. The oil and gas company held an open meeting Thursday 9 July 2026.


FUND RAISING AND FUN EVENTS

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Aug 21st  2-4 - Cream Tea and Naughty but Nice Cake Sale at Burniston Methodist Church - just turn up!

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​ Sep 18th 7pm - FASHION SHOW featuring "models" from the fund raising committee. Get tickets here

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21st Nov - Christmas Quiz at Burniston and Cloughton Village Hall.

 

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WHO ARE FFCC - Frack Free Coastal Communities?

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We are a local group, who have been campaigning regionally and nationally, from the villages on the North Yorkshire Heritage coast including Burniston, Cloughton, Scalby, Staintondale and Ravenscar. We want to protect our beautiful heritage coastline from industrialisation and the irreversible damage to our local environment, and the wider climate that Europa’s ‘Proppant squeeze’ (fracking) would cause. We believe the use of fossil fuels are destroying our planet and fracking should be banned in all forms.

We need to spread the message further. We would love to hear from any environmental organisations with national reach who might be able to help us spread the message nationwide.

WHAT IS FRACKING - AND WHY IS ALL ON SHORE FRACKING NOT BANNED NOW?

Fracking is short for Hydraulic Fracturing. Hydraulic Fracturing is a process that uses fluids to fracture rocks. Lower volume fracturing is not prevented by the moratorium on associated hydraulic fracturing, which was introduced in 2019. The moratorium affects only operations using more than 1,000m3 of fluid per fracturing stage or 10,000m3 in total. This volume is more than was used in Lancashire causing earthquakes which damaged properties and resulted in the moratorium!  Opponents have described this as a loophole in the law and called for a wider ban to include lower volume fracking. This planning application by Europa, if approved, will set a precedent for the many applications waiting in the wings. The government has replied to a parliamentary petition to ban 'small scale fracking' saying “the government recognises concerns from local communities regarding low volume fracturing and the fact that it is currently treated differently, and is therefore currently reviewing the position with regard to low volume hydraulic fracturing.” In the 2025 Labour Conference, Ed Milliband said (as reported by Drill or Drop) “I say let’s ban fracking and send this bunch of frackers packing too”.

Thank you for your support

Clare from Frack Free Coastal Communities

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